Sophie Mair started in January 2016 in two competitions in the Alpencup in Žiri , in which she finished eleventh twice, for the first time on an international level. After participating in further competitions in the Alpine Cup in the following months, she made her debut on December 16 and 17, 2016 in the Norwegian Notodden in the Continental Cup ; here she reached places five and four, which means that she won many points for the overall standings in her first participation in the COC and only just missed the podium. Thanks to these good results, at the end of the 2016/17 season she finished fourth in the winter ranking and 15th in the overall ranking.